UPCOMING ULC EVENT
Info Session: ULC Civic Makers Lab
ULC is launching a bold new initiative to strengthen young adult civic engagement through the power of libraries. The Civic Makers Lab trains librarians to be civic learning facilitators and empowers young adults to build the skills, knowledge, and dispositions that support thriving local democracies.
This program provides hands-on training, two national convenings, and ongoing coaching for libraries ready to design and deliver experiential civic learning programs. 8-10 selected libraries will receive $15,000 in program support funds to explore community needs, co-create programming, and pilot civic learning experiences that are inclusive, nonpartisan, and rooted in local realities.
Join this info session to hear an overview of the program and ask any questions.
Speakers
· Shamichael Hallman, Senior Director of Civic Health and Economic Opportunity, ULC
· Michelle Hamiel, Chief of Programs, ULC
· Katie Sullivan, Senior Program Manager, ULC
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Shamichael Hallman, Director of Civic Health and Economic Opportunity, Urban Libraries Council
Shamichael is a social, civic and tech innovator. As a '23 Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, he explored how urban design and planning can make for socially inclusive cities. He has served as the Senior Library Manager with Memphis Public Libraries where he guided the reimagining of the historic Cossitt Library. His 2020 TEDx talk "Reimagining the Public Library to Reconnect the Community" garnered international acclaim. In 2021 he co-founded Libraries as Bridges which focuses on evaluating how libraries build social cohesion, promote civic renewal and advance the ideals of a healthy democracy.
Michelle Hamiel, Chief of Programs, Urban Libraries Council
Michelle strengthens the urban library role in local ecosystems and advances partnerships and programs resulting in systemic change. She is known and respected throughout public libraries for her leadership to diversify the profession, to serve marginalized communities and to increase racial and social equity. Prior to joining ULC, Michelle served as Prince George's County Memorial Library System's chief operating officer and led the mission, vision, innovation and operations of the library's 19 branches and the county detention center.
Katie Sullivan, Senior Program Manager, Urban Libraries Council
Katie Sullivan joined the Urban Libraries Council in 2022, where she manages a number of programs and initiatives for public library staff focused on food justice, education, entrepreneurship, opportunity youth, and civic engagement. She came to ULC with experience in project management, program design, grant management, and public policy research and writing from several Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organizations. Most recently, Katie served as a program manager for the National Association of Counties, providing local government leaders with programming and best practices related to economic mobility, arts and culture, and equitable economic recovery. Katie received her B.A. with a double major in history and Hispanic studies from the College of William & Mary, and is currently working on her Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) with a concentration in community and economic development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.